Clothes-drier.



` l PATENTED DE F. B. WElTERSHAUSl-ZN.

CLOTHES DRIBR. APPLICATION FILED TUNE 7, 1907.-

No. 874,50; j

n PATENT@ 1350.24, 1907.

P.' B, WEITERSHAUSEN.

CLOTHES D'BIER.

`APPLIQATION FILED JUNE 7,1907.

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\\".ll'l`l)RSilAUSEN, OF PITTSBURG. PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALFl`() (jul-)ORGE (i. BIAREY.' Ol" IITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

CLOTHES-DRIRE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907.

ftppimiou met .im 7. 1907. sont No. 377.797.

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their wider endsl to u. cross piece 4 und having strengthening pioccs 5secured. to an'nis ndjatcent to sztid cross piece 4. 'llio tranne l issuspended l'roni cleuts secured to ceiling A. 1 b v nienus ot jointedl'rznncs 7 secured ut euch end thereof. lhlch oll suid l'rnniescomprises two rods h' pivotully secured to clcnt ti, two other rods tpivotully secured to the end ol'l trzunc l und at cross rod t), the,l'ree cndsoll rods S :1nd S being pivotnlly secured to the Bcv ity knownthat l, Fitxxntlx l. ons lponds of cross rod 9 ns shown stt 10.'rtnzsu/ti'sin, :t citizen ot` the lnited Statics, 1l indicutes ropes orchains for operating 50 residing :it Pittsburg, in the county ot Allethetranne l which :tre secured to strengthen- 5 gbenztnd Starte ol'Pennsylrnniu, lutve inl ing pieces 5 :tud geared oli-pulleys 12 securedvented certain new :nnluseliul improvements to thc ceiling A. 1 inClothesdh'iers, of which the following is :t 13 indicates guide stripssecured to side speciticzttion. wnll B n-nd l-t cles-ts secured to crosspiece, 65

My invention relates to devicesV l'or hung- I 4 that engage guide strips13 to prevent litt- 10 ing clothes in the house n-nd hns t'or its objecteral in'oveinent ot' the frznnc 1. l the provision ol :t devicoconsisting ot" it lt will'bcy understood that cross rods 9 inclothestranne lutving at plurality ol sirius, to I lsure n.sinlultn-neousbending ot therods 8 and receive the clothes, said l'ritine being susz Szit euch end ol the tru-nie so its to evenly 60 pended l'roni theceiling ot'v the kitchen or distribute the weight thereon und also .tolaundry by lueinis otjointed vl'ritnies pivotully keep the itrins lhorizontal at' whatever secured to the ceiling und clothes l'rauue.height thc tronic nniy bemised by ropes l1. Ropes or other llexiblcelements :lfre secured El" indicutes the extcndcd'end ot' cross'rods tothev'l'runle und through pulleys on the ceilt) tlntt :tre long enough'toprevent the rods 'S 65 ing to raise :ind lower the tranne :ind guide:uid S sti-:tightening so thu-t they will be. bent strips nrcv securedto the ndjucent wall that slightly when the fr iune is in itslmvermostengage cleats on the rein' ot' t he clothes l'rinuc. pos-ition:uid colhtpsingfotl lira-ine 7 be assured. lhe constructionund.ndvzuitziges ol" 'luy vlhtving-tluis described my invention whatiinprovd clothes drier will be described in l chi-iin iss- 70 detuilhereinafter und illustrztted in the. itct. ln n. clothes drier, itclothes frinne sns coiupztnying drawings in whichYYY pended byurticulztted -rods :ttveach end, a.

Figure l-is it view ot u. ceiling und sidel wnll cross-rod connectingthe joints ot said rods :tt showing o. side view ot' niy improvedclotheseach end otl the t'riune, und means to raise :nid drier'in its lowestposition, Fig. 2. at siinilu-r lower the.. f1-inne, substantially asshown und 75 'view showing the device in n. raised iosition, described.v

Fig. 3, infront view7 mid Fig. 1, a. plitn view 2. ln u. clothes drier.n. clothes frame conof the. clothes t`rmne. sisting ol' u. plurality ot`parallel arms secured ln the drawings siniilu-r reference charftcattlone end to 1t cross-rod, said frinne susters indicate correspondingpin-ts throughout pended l'roin it suitable, su port by means of 80 theseveritl views. nrticulzttcd rods, cross ros connecting the indicatesthe ceiling ot' it rooin such us .joints otl said mticulatted rods,guide strips the kitchen or laundry und .l the side wall. suitublysecured, cleitts secured tothe cross` l indicates the clothes t'rinueconsisting ol' rod ol' the traine to engage said guida strips, :tpluratlity oi tapering nrins Il secured att und menus secured to theclothes tranne to ruise :1nd lower it, substznitiitlly as shown anddescribed.

ln testimony whereof l hereto attix my signitture in the presence. oftwo witnesses.

FllNKldN B. WEITBRSHSEN.

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